By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: The Federal Government has called on wealthy Nigerians, philanthropists, business leaders and corporate organisations to invest in establishing fire stations across the country, declaring that firefighting is the responsibility of everyone.
Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Adeyemi Samuel Olumode, gave the charge at a One-Day National Stakeholders’ Summit on Fire Safety, held on Thursday in Abuja.
The Service also inducted 37 Public Relations Officers PROs drawn from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory FCT into the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations NIPR.
Adeyemi, who spoke under the theme “Building a Resilient Fire Service for the 21st Century,” said Nigeria needed a multiplicity of strategically located fire stations to bring emergency response closer to communities and reduce response time.
